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Publisher's Description

These study guides, part of a set from noted Bible scholar, John MacArthur, take readers on a journey through biblical texts to discover what lies beneath the surface, focusing on meaning and context, and then reflecting on the explored passage or concept. With probing questions that guide the reader toward application, as well as ample space for journaling, The The MacArthur New Testament Commentary Series are invaluable tools for Bible students of all ages. This work on First Corinthians is part of a New Testament commentary series which has as its objective explaining and applying Scripture, focusing on the major doctrines and how they relate to the whole of the Bible.

Author Bio

JOHN MACARTHUR is the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California; president of The Master¿s College and Seminary; and featured teacher for the Grace to You media ministry. Weekly telecasts and daily radio broadcasts of "Grace to You" are seen and heard by millions worldwide. John has also written several bestselling books, including The MacArthur Study Bible, The Gospel According to Jesus, The New Testament Commentary series, Twelve Ordinary Men, and The Truth War. He and his wife, Patricia, have four married children and fifteen grandchildren.

I purchased this commentary based in part on the good reviews, and also on my general appreciation for John Macarthur's preaching and writing. I have found the commentary helpful and insightful in many ways, but have to say that his handling of the section on spiritual gifts reads and feels much different than the rest of the commentary. Usually I find Macarthur lets the text make the points, but in this instance, he labors his points and somehow tries to get the text to support them. Arguments from silence especially detract from his credibility of interpretation in this area. A person would be hard pressed to arrive at the conclusions he sets forth, just by reading the Scripture. Uncharacteristic and disappointing, in an otherwise helpful work.

"He denies the possibility of modern uses of the spiritual gifts while affirming those gifts given to all Christians. This is typical translate-as-long-as-it-agrees-with-your-personal-theology. Paul, throughout 1 Corinthians 14 affirms his personal participation in what MacArthur "denies [as] the possibility of modern uses." Yet nowhere in the Scriptures or Church History is this affirmed.